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National minimum wage set to dominate May Day speeches
Last week, President Cyril Ramaphosa said the proposed R20 per hour was not enough but a good start.
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Vavi: Workers will occupy major cities until govt listens
Thousands of workers marched through JHB on Wednesday afternoon. Protesters say the working labour force simply can’t accept the minimum wage.
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'Workers fought too hard for freedom to accept R20/h minimum wage'
Zwelinzima Vavi says the struggle for better wages didn’t come cheap and workers will not settle for an insult of a minimum wage offered by government.
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Vavi: Strike violence will not be tolerated
Saftu secretary-general Zwelinzima Vavi says that no worker who chooses not to participate in Wednesday's national strike will be intimidated and condemns any calls for violence.
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Marikana killings: Saftu welcomes arrest of former North West top cop Mpembe
William Mpembe and eight others appeared in the Rustenburg Magistrates Court on several charges including murder, attempted murder and defeating the ends of justice.
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Saftu happy McKinsey, Trillian facing action over state capture claims
Saftu has praised the Asset Forfeiture Unit (AFU) for securing a preservation order against consulting firm McKinsey and Gupta-linked Trillian.
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Saftu: Politicians could be arrested over graft involving Gupta firms
The union's secretary-general Zwelinzima Vavi says they have written letters to the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) and the Hawks to act on corruption involving the Gupta-linked companies.
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Saftu mulls establishing party to contest 2019 elections
The organisation is considering establishing a party to contest next year’s general elections.
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Saftu mulls formation of workers' party
Saftu’s General-Secretary Zwelinzima Vavi says discussions around the workers' party are underway.
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Vavi: Zuma has no shame
President Zuma’s legal team filed a notice of appeal after the High Court decision that deputy president Cyril Ramaphosa should appoint a new National Director of Public Prosecutions.
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Saftu cautions members on celebrating Mugabe’s fall
The union says that replacing Mugabe with Zanu-PF’s new leader Emmerson Mnangagwa isn’t the solution to the unemployment crisis and poverty in the country.
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Saftu to force Hawks, NPA, SAPS to launch state capture probe
General secretary Zwelinzima Vavi says that authorities seem to be refusing to launch a probe into allegations of state capture or to prosecute those implicated, seemingly because high-ranking officials may be involved.
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[LISTEN] How a stagnant economy will affect organised labour
Karima Brown speaks to Professor Patrick Bond, Saftu general secretary, Zwelinzima Vavi and deputy general secretary of Fedusa, Riefdah Ajam about the crisis facing the country’s economy.
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Trade unions question Gigaba’s motives for PIC probe
Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba announced last week that all investments over the past two years are to be probed.
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Vavi: Reshuffle aimed at sewing up state
President Jacob Zuma on Tuesday morning announced a Cabinet reshuffle which included the sacking of Higher Education and Training Minister Blade Nzimande.
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Ramaphosa & Mbalula accused of ignoring striking 10111 workers
Saftu’s Zwelinzima Vavi says government and the SAPS have been far too slow to respond to the demands of 10111 workers.
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Sdumo Dlamini: Cosatu march not about factional battles, politics
Cosatu president Sdumo Dlamini has hit out at Zwelinzima Vavi saying he must mind his own business and not concern himself with Cosatu.
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Numsa says govt afraid to have Saftu as part of Nedlac
NUmsa has accused Cosatu and Fedusa which are part of Nedlac of promoting neoliberal economic capitalist policies, regardless of how damaging they are to workers.
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Vavi: Saftu attracting new members, other unions becoming irrelevant
Zwenzima Vavi says workers have lost faith in unions and they no longer represent the needs of low-income earners.
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[WATCH] Vavi drums up support at Saftu rally
The South African Federation of Trade Unions held its first rally in Cape Town this weekend. Union leader Zwelinzima Vavi addressed workers & representatives.
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Vavi takes a jab at unions
Zwelinzima Vavi was drumming up support for the newly-formed South African Federation of Trade Unions in Cape Town this weekend.
